Character Motivation
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What does Paul say likely motivates him to let Mitchell
ride Ghost Wind?
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Is Paul's motivation intrinsic or extrinsic?
I looked down at Mitchell and stopped, knowing that
despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with
me. Now, I don't know what possessed me in that
moment to say the next thing I did. Maybe I was feeling
guilty that because I was my daddy's son, I could ride
Ghost Wind. Maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear I
said what I said. I no longer was afraid of Mitchell. “You
want to ride him?" I asked.
Mitchell took a step backward. It was obvious he hadn't
expected me to say that. "You know I can't ride him," he
said. “Your white daddy'd kill me."
"You want to ride him?" I asked again.
Mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. “So, what if I
do?
- The Land,
Mildred D. Taylor
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